Medical Negligence Solicitors - Compensation Claims
Our specialist medical negligence solicitors deal with compensation claims using the no win no fee scheme. If you would like to speak to a medical negligence solicitor without further obligation, we offer free legal advice to establish whether or not you have a viable claim. Just complete and send the contact form or email our offices and a specialist medical negligence solicitor will phone to discuss your matter. We will take brief details over the phone and give you our initial views on liability and the anticipated value of a successful compensation claim. If after speaking to us you decide not to proceed further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged for our advice.
CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE SOLICITORS FREE HELPLINE 1800 339 353
Time Limits
Upon taking initial instructions a medical negligence solicitor will ensure that the court time limits have not expired. A personal injury compensation claim must be settled or proceedings must have been issued in a court of law within three years of the negligent act or within three years of discovery of the negligence. Failure to comply with these time constraints may mean that the opportunity to claim compensation is lost forever. There are exceptions to the basic three year rule for minors and the mentally disabled. In the case of minors the three year period does not start to run until the eighteenth birthday and in the case of the mentally disabled time does not start to run until full mental capacity has returned. In addition the court does have a wide discretion with regards to time limits which is rarely exercised.
CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE SOLICITORS FREE HELPLINE 1800 339 353
Compensation Award
The main reason for employing a medical negligence solicitor is to ensure that you have the best opportunity to successfully claim compensation. The calculation of damages that are likely to be awarded by a judge is no easy matter however our medical negligence solicitors will asses the anticipated award at an early stage and will incorporate that figure into the court documents for consideration by the judge. Awards of damages are divided into several categories the most prominent of which are as follows :-
Special Damages in a medical negligence compensation claim represents items that can be calculated with accuracy including :-
- medical expenses
- lost wages
- travelling expenses
- special aids
- home alterations
- general expenses
- cost of care
General Damages in a medical negligence compensation claim represents items that must be assessed including :-
- pain & suffering
- loss of amenable employment
- loss of lifestyle
- loss of consortium
- loss of physical capacity
- loss of mental capacity
- disfigurement